Carausius Æ Radiate. Barbarous imitation of a London(?) mint issue, AD 286-293. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive-branch and sceptre. For prototype with mintmarks, cf. RIC V.2 101 and Webb 128; without mintmarks, cf. RIC V.2 895. 7.13g, 24mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. An interesting barbarous contemporary imitation.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria, collector's ticket included.